First time all year Ive shut it off out of annoyance, and look what I get for it

Oh man I don't know how old you are but in the 80s, Clay Matthews intercepted a pass and just needed to hit the deck. He tried to lateral to a teammate (Chris Pike?). Browns lost possession. I had been waiting to drive somewhere and left right then, PO'd. Didn't listen on the radio. Arrived at destination and everyone was delirious from K Mack imposing his will at the end for the win. Matthews had a pick in the playoffs soon after and did hit the turf. But I missed a great win, and never turn away now.

scrambler wrote:It would appear the chances of Lou Marson playing major league baseball again in Cleveland get slimmer by the hour. I don't care about the homer, Gomes has a freaking cannon .

As I said earlier. He still has an option. It might be perfect for him to work with the kids in C-Bus and start building his manager/teaching resume. I've noticed when they show shots of the bench he's always in the huddle with the rest of the managers and coaches. He pretty much is Sandy's shadow at this point. Kid obviously knows where his future lies.

CAVSTRIBEBROWNSin07! wrote:Yan should be the starting catcher and Santana the regular DH. Carlos will still catch whenever Yan needs a day off, and he'll play 1st whenever someone else needs a game at DH. Make it happen Tito.

CAVSTRIBEBROWNSin07! wrote:Yan should be the starting catcher and Santana the regular DH. Carlos will still catch whenever Yan needs a day off, and he'll play 1st whenever someone else needs a game at DH. Make it happen Tito.

So much versatility on this team.

So you put Swish in the OF, what about Reynolds?

Everyone keeps forgetting Yan plays a +3B and 1B, and is an average outfielder (low range but cannon arm.) I doubt we see him in the OF with Aviles and Raybourn ahead of him, but there's plenty of places to get him AB's, especially as Giambi is looking more and more like a late inning PH'er and not a DH.

It is a fun problem to have for sure. I've never seen a team with this great a bench or a bench with this much versatility. Except for catcher (until Lou gets back), we've got three high quality guys at every spot on the diamond. Amazing.

CAVSTRIBEBROWNSin07! wrote:Yan should be the starting catcher and Santana the regular DH. Carlos will still catch whenever Yan needs a day off, and he'll play 1st whenever someone else needs a game at DH. Make it happen Tito.

So much versatility on this team.

He has already stolen Lou Marson's job. It will be interesting the rest of the summer to see how he plays and see if he just goes out and steals Santanna's job too, making Carlos DH/1b/C on that order next season.

My everyday lineup would have Reynolds at 3rd, Swisher at 1st, Gomes catching and Santana at DH. That's the best defensive lineup we can put on the field. Santana is in a slump and should be allowed to concentrate on his offense for right now.

annointing a player based on a small sample size is tough at this point. See Raburn as your starting LF after his one week tear.

I like Gomes and what he brings both at the plate and behind it but can he do that day in, day out as a starter?

It's the depth this team has that will hopefully keep it in contention (that and the SP being consistent)

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annointing a player based on a small sample size is tough at this point. See Raburn as your starting LF after his one week tear.

I like Gomes and what he brings both at the plate and behind it but can he do that day in, day out as a starter?

It's the depth this team has that will hopefully keep it in contention (that and the SP being consistent)

Agree. I have to say, I'm really surprised with how Gomes is swinging the bat given the sporadic playing time of a backup catcher. Normally young guys struggle in that role, but he's been really productive when given the chance.

The league will adjust. He's averaging only 1.2 balls per plate appearance, mostly because his chase rate is at 38.2%. I know pitchers are hesitant to throw him breaking balls because walking him to roll over the order is a bad idea, but he'll start getting a steadier diet of offspeed stuff, and it's unlikely that he'll suddenly become a more patient hitter. We'll see how he adjusts.

His weaknesses as a hitter would get exposed pretty quickly if he played every day. Why change what's working now?

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